U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, right, speaks with Mid-State Technical College Stevens Point Campus Dean Steve Smith during a tour of the college's new campus in downtown Stevens Point on Tuesday afternoon.

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Nathan Vine
Stevens Point Journal Media

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind says he's not yet interested in the campaign for his Third Congressional District seat this fall. But at least two other people have made the election a top priority.

Chris Anderson, a former aide to U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, announced last week that he will run for the Republican nomination. Anderson will face Ken Van Doren, a retired building contractor and former Mauston City Council member, in a Republican primary Aug. 12, with the winner going on to face Kind in the Nov. 4 election for a two-year term in Congress.